- AO-51
AO-51 is the in-orbit name designation of an
amateur radio satellite (AMSAT ) of theOSCAR series; formerly known as "ECHO". It was launched onJune 29 ,2004 fromBaikonur Cosmodrome ,Kazakhstan on a Dnepr launch vehicle. It is in sun synchronouslow Earth orbit .External links
* [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ AMSAT's ECHO Project page]
** [http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao51.php Satellite summary]
*** [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:EPY9oswNjhwJ:www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/+%22amsat.org%22+AO-51&hl=en&lr=&strip=1 AO-51 Archive] (Text-Only)
* [http://www.hobbyspace.com/nucleus/HSblog.php?itemid=1624 AMSAT news about AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium]
** [http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html ARRL Web Kid's Day Rules]
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